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Union Minister for Steel Ram Chandra Prasad Singh has said that use of plastic waste in place of coking and non-coking coal in iron and steel industry will be helpful in reducing pollution and converting waste into wealth. He said, these industries will play a vital role towards making this planet pollution-free. Mr. Singh was addressing the inaugural session of the Plastic Recycling Conference, Asia 2.0 at Gurugram yesterday.
The Minister added that people together must ensure the healthy quality of air, water and food. He said that working on developing clean and green steel, decarbonisation and carbon neutral with a planned manner will be beneficial for the future. Mr. Singh further added that recycling plastic will reduce pollution, help steel industry reduce coking coal imports and create new employment opportunities.